We’re back on Kentucky Lake after a couple of days at GTB marina. We checked in after 16 days at anchor to take care of business and get a satellite TV system installed. We went with a Tracvision M3 and subscription to the Dish Network…now we have too many channels to choose from. Our first night at anchor with real TV changes the experience a bit. We had also upgraded our inverter batteries, so hopefully we can maintain good 110 power.
We also took out the trash after 16 days! The trash compactor has worked great and we were really surprised that we could fit two weeks trash into the compactor bin and still lift the bag!
We reprovisioned with a trip to Paducah, did laundry, defrosted the fridge, washed the boat, cleaned behind our ears…..We also had a nice bike ride at the Livingston county trail system. It’s north of GTB about 5 miles and had a trail that led down to the TN river next to the Kentucky Lock. We popped out just as a tow loaded with coal was entering the lock and passing another tow with empty barges tied up to the federal mooring cell. This bike trail also included the Sanders archeological area, a 1000 year old Mississippian settlement and graveyard.
We’ll hang around a few of these anchorages on Kentucky Lake before we push on up the Tenn River toward our winter home in Mississippi.
The old farm
The Homeplace is one of the sights at LBL. It’s a working farm from the 1800’s. The log buildings are 170 years old and have been restored and preserved. We found it interesting that the log house designs were to keep it cool with lots of porches and breezeways. It was an active farm for 150 years and then saved at LBL. It was a fun visit and we were luck to be able to see the tobacco barn operating where they smoke the tobacco leaves for 6 weeks to cure it into chewing tobacco or snuff….smoked tobacco?
Wildlife on the Loop
We have seen a lot of different wildlife along the loop, cruising and at anchorages.
We saw a bald eagle yesterday and have seen a number of eagles nests along the waterways.
The deer come out in the evenings to munch on the tender grasses along the shoreline as the water recedes to the winter pool level. We’ve seen lots of does and a few bucks. Bow season started here about a week ago.
We saw a large water snake sunning itself on the rocks of the Cumberland and the next morning I had one curled up on the transom with the fender rope.
Plenty of ducks, geese, turkey vultures and gulls along the waterways.
The Blue and White Herons and Egrets are commonplace all along the rivers and lakes, fishing from the shore and shallows. These Herons create quite a squawk when you disturb them.
We had a fox cross the road in front of us in Grafton.
And these last few nights we’ve had the coyotes yipping and howling in the woods nearby…an eerie kind of sound.
We saw a bald eagle yesterday and have seen a number of eagles nests along the waterways.
The deer come out in the evenings to munch on the tender grasses along the shoreline as the water recedes to the winter pool level. We’ve seen lots of does and a few bucks. Bow season started here about a week ago.
We saw a large water snake sunning itself on the rocks of the Cumberland and the next morning I had one curled up on the transom with the fender rope.
Plenty of ducks, geese, turkey vultures and gulls along the waterways.
The Blue and White Herons and Egrets are commonplace all along the rivers and lakes, fishing from the shore and shallows. These Herons create quite a squawk when you disturb them.
We had a fox cross the road in front of us in Grafton.
And these last few nights we’ve had the coyotes yipping and howling in the woods nearby…an eerie kind of sound.
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